Trump news at a glance: California’s Newsom compares Trump to a ‘dictator’ over national guard deployment
By: Guardian staff (The Guardian)
Oh, look! It's peaceful protest season already. Nothing like the glow of a peaceful protest in the evening twilight.
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California’s governor, Gavin Newson, is leading criticism of Donald Trump over his decision to send 2,000 national guard troops to Los Angeles, likening his actions to those of a “dictator”.
National guard troops clashed with demonstrators protesting Trump’s controversial anti-immigration program on Sunday, while police fired teargas and rubber bullets to disperse the crowds. Trump and his defense chief, Pete Hegseth, have also threatened to send in the Marines.
Newsom has demanded Trump rescind the order and accused the president of inciting and provoking violence, creating mass chaos, militarizing cities and arresting opponents. “These are the acts of a dictator, not a President,” he wrote in a social media post.
He also shared a sharp rebuke signed by all of the country’s Democratic governors describing deployment as “an alarming abuse of power”.
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Inciting violence and participating in riots are legal cause to invalidate visas, green cards, and asylum which allows for immediate deportation.
Trump is recruiting volunteers for the Bye-Bye train. Welcome aboard!
Imagine if I went to Mexico City and incited a riot, waved American flags and hurled rocks at police. Do you think the mayor of Mexico City would call the Mexican president a "dictator" for trying to put down the riot?
I believe it's actually illegal for a foreigner, regardless of immigration status, to protest the Mexican government in Mexico and even participating in a peaceful process leads to deportation.
Good law!
That explains why they have long sent their miscreants and unemployed and minorities to the US.
We should just adopt Mexico's policies. Fair is fair:
Just think how they feel about ILLEGAL immigrants.
Actually, I don't think you would survive to tell the story.................
The Mexican Federales are expert shots when it comes to protestors.
You could work for ICE, then. No one was rioting before they arrived.
Did you read post # 2.1.2?
Nobody dares riot in Mexico City. They'd be scraping them off the pavement
N o one was rioting before they arrived
We don't abandon immigration laws because a mob demands it.
It’s not even about that. The methods of enforcement are what drew the crowd’s attention. They could have enforced the law in a way that wouldn’t have even been noticed. Instead, they chose to terrorize a community.
Which community?
Why stop there? Strafe the crowd with some A-10s. Drop a few bombs. Maybe a cruise missile or two.
Is any government action too much?
I'd be happy with a warning to disperse. Then it's shoot to kill.
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Maybe trump should go full Barry on them.
You would kill a person for standing?
Ah yes, if only Trump could be Obama for a day!
For defying the law.
That's what started what we are seeing in LA. Trump is following Obama's precedent and deporting illegals. The left started throwing their tantrum again and destroying cities.
Any law?
Our laws on punishment only have the death penalty for murder and treason.
But you would kill a person. For standing. Illegally standing, I guess. “Refusing to disperse.” Whatever.
You would kill - or support killing. For remaining in place.
Donald Trump has defied the law on many occasions, and he gets elected as a reward. Good thing he never met you, right?
When local government fails, somebody has to step in. In this instance, Newsome failed and Trump stepped in.